Friday 18th May

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning. It is a relaxed informal environment for local business owners, business to business professionals and those with a business interest within the communities bordering around South Cambridgeshire, west Hertfordshire, east Suffolk and north Essex along the A505, M11 / A11 ideally from Royston east towards Newmarket /Bury St Edmunds and south towards, Bishop’s Stortford/ Stansted to meet and network informally over coffee at the, Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford, 42 Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NL every Friday any time from 10am till 12 noon.

Friday 11th May

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning this Friday from 10am till 12 noon. Our sponsor this Friday is Catherine Jackson from HMRC’s Business Education & Support Team. She will be available with her colleague to answer any questions on Self Assessment and VAT.

Friday 4th May

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning. It is a relaxed informal environment for local business owners, business to business professionals and those with a business interest within the communities bordering around South Cambridgeshire, west Hertfordshire, east Suffolk and north Essex along the A505, M11 / A11 ideally from Royston east towards Newmarket /Bury St Edmunds and south towards, Bishop’s Stortford/ Stansted to meet and network informally over coffee at the, Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford, 42 Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NL every Friday any time from 10am till 12 noon.


Friday 27th April

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning. It is a relaxed informal environment for local business owners, business to business professionals and those with a business interest within the communities bordering around South Cambridgeshire, west Hertfordshire, east Suffolk and north Essex along the A505, M11 / A11 ideally from Royston east towards Newmarket /Bury St Edmunds and south towards, Bishop’s Stortford/ Stansted to meet and network informally over coffee at the, Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford, 42 Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NL every Friday any time from 10am till 12 noon.


Friday 20th April

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning. It is a relaxed informal environment for local business owners, business to business professionals and those with a business interest within the communities bordering around South Cambridgeshire, west Hertfordshire, east Suffolk and north Essex along the A505, M11 / A11 ideally from Royston east towards Newmarket /Bury St Edmunds and south towards, Bishop’s Stortford/ Stansted to meet and network informally over coffee at the, Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford, 42 Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NL every Friday any time from 10am till 12 noon.


Friday 13th April

Come join us for mid morning networking at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning. It is a relaxed informal environment for local business owners, business to business professionals and those with a business interest within the communities bordering around South Cambridgeshire, west Hertfordshire, east Suffolk and north Essex along the A505, M11 / A11 ideally from Royston east towards Newmarket /Bury St Edmunds and south towards, Bishop’s Stortford/ Stansted to meet and network informally over coffee at the, Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford, 42 Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NL every Friday any time from 10am till 12 noon.

Friday 6th April

It is Easter Friday & long weekend so there will be no coffee morning.

Friday 30th March

BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW or pay £5 cash on the day & join other local business for informal mid morning networking every Friday 30th March from 10am till 12 noon.

Your host will be Caroline Banwell an Employment Law solicitor at Ashton KCJ Solicitors, a regional firm of solicitors with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Felixstowe, Ipswich, Norwich and Thetford, assisting corporate clients and private individuals in all areas of Law throughout East Anglia and the UK.

Caroline will be giving an employment law update on the employment law changes that will be talking effect during April so should be of interest to all employers.

In addition to drafting and advising on the implementation of employment documentation including contracts, service agreements, staff handbooks, compromise agreements and policies. Caroline is an experienced advocate in employment tribunals and a strong negotiator advising on all aspects of employment law and practice including terminations (e.g. compromise agreements), discrimination, business transfers (TUPE), absence and performance management, redundancies, whistle blowing, disciplinary issues and grievances, working time regulations, employment tribunal claims, changes to terms of employment etc.

So come join Caroline and other local businesses for midmorning networking and get insight into the employment law changes that will be talking effect during April. If you like to join us for networking please BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE !

Friday 23rd March

Your host on Friday 23rd March is Alan Adams from Bibby Financial Services, one of the UK’s largest independent invoice finance provider, support the cash flow position and growth of small and medium-size businesses in the UK and overseas for almost 25 years. Currently providing cash flow funding for nearly 4,500 businesses, handles annual client turnover of more than £3.4 billion and advances in the region of £300 million.

Alan started his career in banking over 35 years ago and continues to been involved in business finance. For the past 15 years he has been Spesilising in Factoring and Invoice Discounting solutions which combined with his banking past leaves him well positioned to bring in a number of alternatives/options to solve specific situations. Alan works mainly in the Eastern Counties around Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Bedford, Cambridge, St Albans, Watford, Luton etc. and is delighted to be your host at the South Cambridge Coffee Morning on Friday 23rd March.

So come join him and other local businesses for midmorning networking and get you cash flow questions answered.   If you plan to expand your business, recruit staff, buy or sell a business, knowing how this will affect your future is all part of you planning for that future. If you like to join us for networking please BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE !

Friday 16th March

Your host on Friday 16th March is Chris Stockdale of Richmond House Group (RHG) an independent, privately owned and managed by its directors based in Stevenage. With offices centrally positioned in Stevenage since 1964 a provincial firm with centralised operation to better service our clients, who range from PLCs to sole traders; the comfortably retired, to budding entrepreneurs.

We pride ourselves as a regional firm that offers clients big city experience with a personal touch, with over 40 years experience of protecting, planning and investing that demonstrates our ability to develop bespoke solutions for the diverse needs of clients we serve across the Midlands south including Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire and Essex, as well as Hertfordshire and the Home Counties.

With businesses facing increased pressure from all sides in this tough economic climate one of the truism’s we are all facing is change and coming in 2012 whether you are an employer – or planning to employ staff – you should know about the changes that will affect you as far as your duties and obligations under the introduction of compulsory workplace pensions or ‘auto-enrolment’ that takes affect from 2012 onwards.

As the sponsors hosting Fridays networking coffee morning Chris Stockdale of RHG will be available for you to talk with and to give you insight and planning ideas to reduce the impact as well as find opportunities. This will be particularly relevant for business professionals in HR, business consultancy, accountants and solicitors.

So come join us and come find out how this major change will affect your business – and your customers and suppliers alike. If you plan to expand your business, recruit staff, buy or sell a business, knowing how this will affect your future is all part of you planning for that future. If you like to join us for networking please book your place here !